[Comprehensive] Reasons for not being in love

After returning to the hospital, Tomei's condition has gradually stabilized, at least on the surface, it will not be as bad as the previous accident in Teiko.

After Gao Tian and the nurse learned about Tomei's condition and confirmed that Tomei was indeed safe, he left first.And Akashi declined Takata's proposal to leave with him and take a ride to see him off, and stayed in the ward.

It was late at night, and the atmosphere in the ward was as quiet as at the bottom of a deep pool, and even the air was tainted with an overly deserted coolness by the atmosphere.

Tomei sat on the head of the bed, quietly watching the silhouette of Akashi standing by the window.It was snowing heavily outside the window, and her indifferent eyes almost looked out of the window, reflecting the faint miniature of snowflakes falling in her eyes.

Since Akashi stayed, there must be something to tell her, right?At least Dong Ming thought so, she struggled for a long time, but did not ask the words out.

What Tomei cared about was what Akashi wanted to say to her if the power hadn't been cut off just now?The latter's deep gaze made her heart beat faster, and she was also looking forward to what would happen next.

There was nothing else in the whole ward except silence.The silent staring didn't make Tomei understand much of Akashi's meaning, the latter was always elusive, even though Tomei was used to it, he would be a little bit lost after all.

"Akashi-kun, do you want to say something to me?"

After a long time, Tomei still broke the long silence.Her voice was soft, and the timbre in the silence was somewhat transparent.

Akashi turned around and cast his gaze back from the window on Tomei, his expression was still emotionless, so peaceful that no fluctuations could be seen at all.

After waiting for a few seconds, Tomei did not get a response from Akashi.At this point, she spoke again: "Is that right? I should... not think wrong, right? Akashi-kun must have something to say to me."

As she spoke, she looked straight back at Akashi's eyes that were so deep that she sunk them countless times.

As Akashi approached the hospital bed, Tona's eyes followed his movement until he walked to the bed, and the latter raised his face accordingly.

Tomei's eyes were full of anticipation, but Akashi did not respond to this expectation.His gaze sank, and finally he replied lightly: "It's nothing."

Dong Ming couldn't help frowning, the contrast in her attitude was too great, and she felt a sense of loss in her heart.

I really don't understand Akashi more and more, or, she once felt that she was approaching him, and it was just an illusion of her own "feeling".

He obviously treated her affectionately just a moment ago, but now he suddenly became indifferent.With Akashi who is so hot and cold and cloudy and sunny, she actually finds it a little hard to get along with.

Akashi could see all these emotions of Toname clearly, he raised his hand and flicked Toname's forehead lightly, "Fujii, don't think too much..."

When it came to the end of the sentence, Akashi rarely stopped without finishing a sentence.

Akashi is indeed a man of his own, because he is already good enough, and his waywardness is correct.At least before Dong Ming broke into his world, in his world he had always been the overriding emperor who didn't need any soft feelings.

The extra tenderness in him now is probably because of Tomei.

Tonight's power outage took away his interest, and he, who didn't have the word "failure" in his dictionary, couldn't predict natural disasters.Although, this is not his failure at all, it's just that he is a little upset that the plan was disrupted.

Many things are a sudden rise, such as Akashi's confession to Tomei is also a split-second decision.It was just standing on the side of the busy street in the central area and saying that without any warning.

This is not to deny that Akashi didn't care about or like Tomei, but that he, as the emperor, made such a decision, which was the result of the superposition of both feelings and possessiveness.

The plan on Christmas Eve is a confession that Akashi wants to compensate Tomei, which is countless times more formal than before.

"It's the first time I've encountered it, and I don't know how to express it to do the best thing." Akashi snorted, seemingly helpless and self-deprecating.

Akashi, who has received elite education since childhood, has always been the best, and everything he can do is the best.Just like his own style of doing things, whether it is the game of Teiko Basketball Club or the game against Yokoyama, he will never fail.

"So there are things you can't do well..." Seeing the always indifferent emperor showing a bit of bewildered expression, Dong Ming's gaze softened a bit.She raised the corners of her lips again, and said with a smile: "Then I can arrogantly think that Akashi-kun did this because of me?"

Akashi's eyebrows were raised, but he didn't answer, but just looked at Tomei with interest, waiting for her next words.

When there were only two of them, Tomei continued without any scruples: "If you don't answer, I will accept it as Akashi-kun."

Akashi couldn't help laughing at the playful Tona, "Oh? When did you learn the idioms?" There was a bit of pampering in the rising ending.

Dong Ming curled his lips, "The one who has more contact with him is the one he learned from."

"You are getting bolder and bolder." Akashi lowered his voice, said, and moved closer to Tona.He raised his hand to support the head of the bed, wrapping Tona between his arms.

Tomei didn't expect Akashi's behavior at all, and instinctively wanted to back away, but behind him was the head of the bed, and there was nowhere to hide.This person was like this again, approaching her suddenly, defenseless.

The warm-colored pupils are filled with Tomei's figure, which probably means that you are the only one in the real eyes.

Toname's expression froze, and he really didn't want his embarrassment to be seen through by the other party, until Akashi's face slowly approaching her got closer and closer, and Tome simply closed his eyes.

But the expected kiss did not fall on the lips, and Akashi's lowered voice suddenly sounded beside her ears: "You seem to be looking forward to it?" She shrank her shoulders, but accidentally touched the other's lips with her cheek.

"What are you looking forward to... don't always like to make fun of me, Akashi-kun!" Tona blushed, and his faltering accusations were more like coquettish coquetry that was too shy.

Akashi's contented laughter sounded in his ears again, and Akashi took advantage of the opportunity to kiss Toname on the side of his face close to the earlobe, and the gentle touch made Toname's heart palpitate.

"It's getting late, take a good rest."

"Ah."

After straightening up, Akashi stopped Tona again, "Fujii."

"Ok?"

"Merry Christmas."

"Ah...Merry Christmas, it's early." I thought Akashi was going to say something to her, but in fact there was still more than an hour before Christmas, and Toname knew that Akashi wanted her to rest quickly.

After being patted on the head, Tomei lay down obediently, watched Akashi turn off the light for her sideways, and finally left the ward.

In the end, Tomei still didn't ask Akashi what he wanted to say to her under the Christmas tree, colluded with Takata's cooperation, and created such an atmosphere.

Although there is a faint guess in his heart, it's just that Dong Ming is not sure.To her, Akashi is a dazzling but hard to see through sun.

If only there were no power outages...

Although Dongming knew that she could not change the inevitable development of the past, she was still unwilling.For her who is not in this time and space, she knows better than anyone that her appearance is a kind of paradox, so how dare she ask for more, how can she reverse the fine teeth that have been finalized on the time gear.

The only wish now is to be able to stay like Akashi for a long time...

There was only a small night light with soft light left in the ward. After tossing and turning in this weak light for a long time, Toname became less and less sleepy.

She took the phone from the bed and stared at the time on the screen silently for a long time, then suddenly remembered something that she seemed to have forgotten tonight, the promise she made with Heizi a long time ago.

——After the event is over, can Fujii-san come to see me alone?

Thinking of this, Tomei suddenly pulled the quilt over his head.

Totally... missed the appointment.Although she couldn't fulfill this agreement, because she was forcibly sent back to the hospital after being thrown down by Akashi.

She, Koga Tona, swears that she has never missed an appointment at this age...

In the bed, only the screen of the mobile phone was bright, and when the time jumped from 23:59 to 00:00, the mobile phone suddenly rang.This scared Tomei directly kicked the quilt covering him off the bed.

The call at midnight, the most important thing is that the number is an unfamiliar number!

Tomei stared at the phone, and the fingers holding the phone were so nervous that the knuckles turned white because of too much force.It's just that the bell is still ringing non-stop, Dong Ming held his breath and tensed his nerves.

Who dares to answer a call in the middle of the night!

Until the ringing ended and it was transferred to voicemail, Heizi's clear voice sounded.All the tension Tomei had before turned into surprise and bewilderment.

"Fujii-san, I'm sorry for disturbing you so late, I was thinking..."

Before Heizi's message was over, Tomei immediately connected the phone: "Mr. Heizi, I'm here."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, "So Fujii-san hasn't rested yet."

"Hmm...can't sleep..."

"Are you okay? I heard that you went straight back to the hospital after the power outage."

"Well, it's okay, thank you for your concern." The background sound in the receiver seemed to be arguing, and Heizi's original clear voice was almost covered. Tokina was a little curious, so he asked directly: "Mr. Heizi, what about you?" It seems very noisy around here?"

"Well, Kise-kun and Aomine-kun are arguing, and Momoi-san is trying to stop the fight."

With Kuroko's explanation, Tomei did indeed vaguely hear Momoi's voice repeating "you two stop arguing" and the like.

"It turns out that all of you are still staying together, it's so late."

"It's just that Fujii-san isn't here. We're still in school, and Momoi-san said we're going to spend Christmas together."

"Staying in the school so late... Aren't you afraid that the security guards will come to arrest you?" President Gu He's first reaction to this was indeed school discipline.

"Hmm..." Heizi paused for a while, as if he was investigating the situation on his side, and then he came to a conclusion, "If Kase-kun and Aomine-kun continue to quarrel, they may indeed be arrested." Seriously There was no anxiety in his tone.

"So, Heizi-kun called me to say something... Wait, why does Heizi-kun have my number?" .

"I asked Momoi-san."

"Huh?" But Tomei didn't tell Momoi her number, she only had two numbers in her cell phone.One is Sara and the other is Akashi.

However, considering Momoi was good at collecting data, it was not unusual to have her number.

"Fujii-san... are you spending Christmas with Akashi-kun now?"

Kuroko's tone remained calm, at least that's how Tona sounded.She thought that Heizi was just asking casually, so she answered easily: "No, he thought I fell asleep, so he left first."

"I see."

"Ah."

Then, there was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.It seemed that Heizi hesitated because of the direct conversation, and didn't mention what he originally wanted to say in the phone message.

Both of them had a quiet personality, and the long silence seemed awkward, but neither of them hung up the phone.

"Has the school's electrical circuit been repaired?" Tomei broke the silence by finding another topic.

"No, but it doesn't affect the old school building."

"The old school building?" Dongming paused for half a second in doubt, and then suddenly remembered that place, "Oh there...it was demolished ten years later."

While sighing, he unknowingly said something that no one in this time and space knew.By the time she realized it, it was too late to change her words.These words clearly reached the ears of Heizi on the other end of the phone.

Heizi was silent for a few seconds, and then said again: "Sure enough, Mr. Fujii really thinks the same as me."

"Eh... eh?"

"As I said before, I want to ask Fujii-san for something." Until now, Kuroko brought up the promise he had made with Tomei a long time ago, and what he wanted to say.

"Eh? Can I just talk about it?" Touma was puzzled again. She thought that Heizi was avoiding mentioning it because she had missed the appointment and there was no need to talk about it.And it should be a more formal matter to meet alone in front of the cattery, right?

"Well, because it's already confirmed, I don't need verification and I can ask you directly." Heizi's tone revealed a bit of relief, as if he had confirmed a long-awaited matter, and it could finally be conveyed. "Well, although I might be sorry for you in my previous thoughts, I still want to apologize here, I'm sorry."

Why did you apologize so suddenly?The one who should apologize is the one who broke the appointment...

Dongming seriously recalled all the words Heizi had said to her about the agreement, all he could think of was.

"Ah, Mr. Heizi, don't you want to use..." Kittens from the cattery to test whether she is really allergic to cat fur? "That's why we made an appointment alone at the door of the cattery!?"

"Well, as you think."

"In that case, even if there is no accident tonight, I will go to the hospital..." Dong Ming felt helpless.

"Well, this is indeed my selfish thought, so I'm sorry." Heizi once again apologized solemnly.

So far, Tomei has been silent.

Since Heizi would want to test her, he should not only doubt her identity, but confirm that she is not the real Fujii Kaori, right?

Heizi is an observant and careful person. Ever since Tomei appeared in that class as Fujii Kaori, Heizi has noticed that something is wrong with her, but he has never explained it to her.

After pondering for a long time, Dongming laughed a little, "Why does Heizi-kun want to understand this all of a sudden?"

"A miracle happens on Christmas Eve."

"Huh? Is that why you're scrambling to make phone calls in the middle of the night!?"

Dong Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, the incoming call frightened her a lot.After all, everyone knows the weird talk about the midnight bell, not to mention that she herself is an anti-natural existence in this time and space, and it is normal for supernatural events to happen.

"Miracle on Christmas Eve or something... Kuroko-kun, are you a child? How could you believe such a thing?" Tona's surprised tone was probably influenced by Akashi, saying that others are like children.

It's just that Heizi on the other end of the phone not only did not refute, but also chuckled with relief, "This is what Mr. Fujii said, so I will believe it." At the end of the sentence, it was an extremely firm tone.

Dong Ming was stunned. When did she tell Heizi that there would be a miracle on Christmas Eve?When he was at a loss, Heizi continued in a clear and pleasant voice: "However, it seems that the miracle didn't happen."

"Is it because... I'm still me?" Touma asked uncertainly.

Fujii, who Kuroko said later, must be referring to the real Fujii Kaori.And the miracle he said didn't happen, it should mean that the real Fujii Kaori didn't come back.

"Well, so I hope...Actually, I don't know what to call you." At this point, Kuroko has completely stated that he already knows that Tona is not about Fujii Kaori, "I hope you can ask Fujii-san for me. Convey my heart."

"Eh?"

"I like Fujii-san."

A sudden confession.Although the target is not Tomei, but as Tomei who has been Fujii Kaori for so long, hearing such words still feels quite a shock.

At this point, East Ming still couldn't help but send a long stun: "Huh?! Eh?!"

In fact, Kuroko's heart Tokina had guessed something, but at the time because of Kise, Tona thought that the relationship between Kuroko and Fujii was just her own sentimental imagination.Didn't expect this to be true.

"Well It's a pity that I didn't tell her earlier. I think if it was you, there must be a way to tell her."

Dong Ming hesitated for a long time, and could only answer with the word "sorry".

Firstly, she is not Fujii Kaori, and secondly, she does not know who this girl who looks exactly like herself is, let alone contact her.

The silence on the phone also made Heizi feel Tona's embarrassment, his tone was heavy, "I just hope she can know."

"……Feel sorry."

"Actually, I regret it very much. In fact, I know exactly when Fujii-san disappeared. If I had conveyed my heart to her before, I would not regret it until now."

"Feel sorry."

Apart from being sorry, Tomei didn't know how to reply.

"However, I still have to thank you. Because you have done a lot for Fujii-san, things she has never dared to do."

"Ah, you mean..." A series of events starting from the planning of the event, the resistance to Hayama, and the enthusiasm for the event.

But if Tomei hadn't done these things, like the original Fujii Kaori, she probably wouldn't have entered Akashi's world.

From the very beginning, Tomei was destined to be different from Fujii, and would "be" Fujii, and walk out of a completely different world line.Although I don't know what the future of Fujii Kaori will become, but the past development is not so easy to change, isn't it?Or, did Tomei really become Fujii Kaori?

Everything is still an unsolved mystery.

"Well... may I know your name?"

Finally, Heizi asked such a question.

Tomei tried to say her name again, but no matter how many times she repeated it, she couldn't pronounce her own name.

"I, you can call me I."

I is the initial letter of the Roman pronunciation of izuna, and this is probably the only trace she can leave of the real her ten years ago.